Cook

JR United Kingdom; Wallasey; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local care provider in Wallasey is seeking a Cook to prepare delicious and nutritious meals for residents in their care home. The ideal candidate will have a flair for menu creation, strong teamwork skills, and a commitment to food hygiene. You'll play a critical role in enhancing the dining experience, ensuring dietary needs are met. This position offers competitive pay of £12.77 per hour and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to prepare and serve food for various dietary requirements.
• Experience working in a team within a catering environment.
• Creative approach to menu development.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and serve delicious meals.
• Interact with residents to gather feedback on meals.
• Maintain food hygiene standards and records.

Skills

Meal preparation

Menu development

Team collaboration

Food hygiene compliance

Excellent communication

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Relevant catering qualification

Job description

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Position:Cook
Care home: Edgewater
Location: Wallasey, CH44 7HY
Contract type:30 Hours per week, Days
Rate:£12.77 per hour

Are you an experienced Cook looking for a new challenge? Join us as our new Cook at Edgewater care home in Wallasey.

In this role, youll cook delicious, healthy and nutritious meals for the people we support in our care home.

Meal times are an important part of our daily routine, even more so for those living in care homes.

In this role, youll ensure that everyone has a positive dining experience, to increase nutritional intake, promote social interaction andbuild a sense of community.

This is an exciting opportunity to use your cooking skills to make a real difference every day.

About Exemplar Health Care

Edgewater is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.

We support adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities including Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role

Our Cooks make delicious and nourishing meals for people with a range of dietary requirements.

No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• preparing, cooking and servingfood
• understandingpeoples needs, likes and choices to develop suitable menus
• interactingwith the people we support to get feedback on meals
• complyingwith food hygiene standards
• completingrelevant checks and maintaining records
• beinga great team player, working as part of the wider Catering Team.

Youll put people at the heart of everything you do. We can guarantee that whatever you bring to the role, youll see great rewards.

If you havent worked in the care sector before, well help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy, and ongoing training programmes.

Download our job description to read more: https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/188992798/

About you

Above all, youre someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

Youre also:

• a cook with a flair for creating delicious and nutritious meals for varied dietary requirements
• creative in menu development and food preparation
• an excellent team player
• adaptable and flexible
• someone with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

We like our Cooks to have a food hygiene certificate and a relevant catering qualification, but these arent necessary.

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including:

• excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• access to wages before payday
• retail and lifestyle reward discounts
• free DBS check
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility.

How to apply

Sound good? Wed love to hear from you. Click the button to APPLY NOW.

Please note,applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. Were unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

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